On 9th March, India defeated New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final by four wickets. Cricket fans nationwide celebrated the victory with full enthusiasm. Thousands of fans in Telangana flooded the streets, chanting pro-Team India slogans while bursting fireworks. While the celebrations were at their peak, Hyderabad police in Dilsukhnagar resorted to lathi charge to disperse the crowd, which the police deemed “unruly” and accused the fans of causing traffic jams.
The police action against the cricket fans was condemned by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders. Telangana BJP President G Kishan Reddy shared videos of the police resorting to lathi charge against the fans to disperse them and wrote, “This is how the Congress govt. in Telangana is not allowing India’s Champions Trophy 2025 win celebrations. Shameful!”